Senior Electrical Engineer (Kansas City)

Description

Lead electrical design of projects from the conceptual phase through design completion for project needs and requirements that are set forth by the project managers.

• Prepare electrical equipment: packaged equipment specifications and data sheets, Request for Qualification (RFQ’s), technical bid summaries, and purchase recommendations.
• Review electrical equipment vendor drawings; data interface with suppliers, clients other engineering disciplines, detailers, designers.
• Perform electrical system load flow, short-circuit, and arc-flash analysis’ in electrical system design software, SKM or ETAP.
• Perform protective relay settings calculations and develop relay setpoint files. Perform Balance of Plant electrical design to integrate vendor equipment into a fully operational facility.
• Participate in development of project schedule, scope, budget staffing planning and construction planning.
• Responsible for effective management of change orders.
• Applies expert knowledge of commonly used electrical concepts, practices, codes and procedures within the electrical engineering services industry.
• Applies knowledge and experience to complex projects, find non-standard design solutions.
• Quality review production drawings for a variety of projects and project related data as required by the project managers to verify corrections are made within multiple CAD related software.
• Quality review electrical system design and project related data as required by the project managers to verify system design philosophy and equipment sizing.
• Quality review the construction administration including coordination with field personnel to resolve design related installation issues, calculations, field inspections and testing of electrical systems.
• Leads field inspections, installation, measurements or calculations for public and private clients.
• Prepare and present technical reports for clients and industry publications.
• Build effective relationships with existing clients, customers and contractors and develop new business opportunities.
• Responsible for meeting customer satisfaction goals and expectations.
• Participate in sales and marketing efforts and identify key pursuits.
• Lead the development of cost proposals and qualification statements to achieve stated targets and standards for financial performance.
• Prepare and present project budgets and cost estimates.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Complies with all policies and standards.
• Telecommuting is allowed up to 30 days per year.
• Primarily domestic travel up to 25% for internal meetings, project site and client visits.
• Multiple positions available.

Qualifications

Requires a Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a directly related field

• from an ABET accredited program plus seven (7) years of electrical engineering experience.

*A Bachelor’s degree in any Engineering Technology field must be accompanied with completion of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam.

Must have seven (7) years of experience in each of the following:

• Standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards.
• Performing quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

Alternatively, the employer will also accept a Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or a directly related field from an ABET accredited program plus six (6) years of electrical engineering experience in lieu of a Bachelor’s degree plus seven (7) years of described experience.

• Standard engineering techniques and procedures.
• Electrical equipment design ANSI and IEEE Standards.
• Performing quality reviews for detailed engineering documents and specifications.

Telecommuting is allowed up to 30 days per year. Primarily domestic travel up to 25% for internal meetings, project site and client visits.

Qualified applicants please submit resume to www.burnsmcd.com/careers. Requisition ID [242741]. Employees may also refer a candidate to apply and be eligible for an award through Burns & McDonnell’s Employee Referral Program described in the company’s Policy Manual.

This job posting will remain open a minimum of 72 hours and on an ongoing basis until filled.

EEO/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans.